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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

20 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Michigan. In fact, 5,939 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Hope College

Holland, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Hope College the best school in Michigan for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 20 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Alma College

Alma, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Alma is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Alma.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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#7

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

With a ranking of #7, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

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Western Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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